[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1400.206]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1400_PAYMENT LIMITATION AND PAYMENT ELIGIBILITY--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart C_Actively Engaged in Farming Determinations
 
Sec. 1400.206  Estates.

    (a) For 2 program years after the program year in which an 
individual dies the individual's estate shall be considered to be 
actively engaged in farming if:
    (1) The estate makes a significant contribution of either:
    (i) Capital, equipment, or land; or
    (ii) A combination of capital, equipment, or land; and
    (2) The personal representative or heirs of the estate collectively 
make a significant contribution of either:
    (i) Active personal labor or active personal management; or
    (ii) A combination of active personal labor and active personal 
management.
    (b) After the period set forth in paragraph (a) of this section, the 
deceased individual's estate shall not be considered to be actively 
engaged in farming unless, on a case by case basis, the Deputy 
Administrator determines that the estate has not been settled primarily 
for the purpose of obtaining program payments.